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26 March 2013
Industry News
AGENTS
REQUIRED
Can-Eng ships
bright tube annealing
furnace
CAN-ENG Furnaces International has
announced the shipment of a bright tube
annealing furnace for the JMC Steel
Group.
The 25,000lb/hr line will be installed
in Wheatland, Pennsylvania, as part of
JMC Steel’s Wheatland Tube Division
expansion.
The unit is configured to operate under
dry EXO gas for the bright annealing
of heavy walled precision cold drawn
mechanical tubing.
With an overall line layout stretching
out more than 300ft by 14ft wide, the
furnace will form the basis for one of the
largest bright tube annealing facilities in
North America.
The main furnace section measures
60ft in length and weighs approximately
165,000lb. A Q1 2013 start-up is
anticipated for the new DOM (drawn
over mandrel) complex.
This is the fourth major contract that
Can-Eng has undertaken for JMC in
recent years, including subsidiaries
Atlas Tube, Sharon Tube and Wheatland
Tube Company. JMC Steel Group is one
of North America’s largest producers
of tubing used in the OCTG, hollow
structural, electrical conduit, sprinkler
pipe, and mechanical tubing industries.
Established in 1964, Can-Eng has
grown to become a leading designer
and manufacturer of thermal processing
equipment for ferrous and non-ferrous
metals.
Whether manufacturing a simple,
manually controlled furnace or a turnkey
automated system, Can-Eng focuses
on the development of high volume
continuous industrial furnaces for
challenging applications.
Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd
– Canada
Fax: +1 905 356 1817
Email:
Website:
The newly redesigned Can-Eng tube furnace